Beer of Tomorrow

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There were over 4,000 beers entered into competition at the Great American Beer Festival this year, and it takes a lot of manpower to evaluate them all. The Brewers Association has posted a short video that shows the process and logistics behind the GABF competition and it is a big job!

Growing tired of faded and etched pint glasses? Feel like something a little classier for your brews, but don’t feel like dropping over $20 each on imported crystal glasses? Crate and Barrel has a sale on that might interest you. Read more →

The Huffington Post’s Kitchen Daily just posted about a panel they assembled to compare canned and bottled beer in a blind taste-test, and while the results were not particularly decisive, they were interesting. Read more →

The proper glassware for craft beer is a well-worn topic with the general consensus being tulips, snifters, and nonic pints being the three must-have glasses to cover most popular craft beer styles. When it comes to the most popular craft beer style in America, the American IPA, the usual recommendation is a nonic pint, but why shouldn’t this iconic and distinct style have its own signature glass-style? Something that would highlight all the qualities of the IPA that have made it so popular: the hoppy aromas, the lively carbonation, and the thick robust head? That’s just the question that Dogfish Head’s Sam Calagione and Sierra Nevada’s Ken Grossman asked when they decided to begin developing the perfect glass for IPAs. Read more →

Brewers across California have hinted at, announced, or just started serving new beers this week, and they all sound pretty delicious. Stone celebrates a couple of anniversaries with special releases, Golden Road starts pouring an imperial rye porter, and Sierra Nevada has a few new special draught-releases on-tap: Read more →

Last week Eagle Rock Brewery tweeted about a poll to choose the name of their collaboration with Orange County’s The Bruery. According to thefullpint.com the beer, named GO TEAM, will be a belgian-style take on the Eagle Rock favorite Solidarity dark mild! Keep your eyes out for bottles of this around town, and let us know if you are able to try it!